Sewing machine cabinet oe table



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N. A. HULL. SEWING MACHINE CABINET 0R TABLE.

No. 553,490. Patented Jan. 21, 1896.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NICHOLAS A. HULL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO FRANK PATZACK, OFSAME PLACE.

SEWING-MACHINE CABINET OR TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 553,490, dated January21, 1896.

Application filed Tune 8, 1895. Serial No. 552,106- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NICHOLAS A. HULL, a resident of Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in a Sewing- Machine Cabinet or Table, of which thisspecification is a full and complete description, sufficient to enablethose skilled in the art to understand, make, and use the same.

The invention relates to the class of sewingmachine cabinets and tablesknown in the trade as drop-cabinets or drop-tables that is to say,cabinets or tables wherein the sewing-machine is secured on a movablebase, and the machine, together with the base on which it is secured, islowered or dropped below the top of the cabinet or table when not inuse, and at such times the top of the cabinet or table can be used forany of the ordinary purposes for which a cabinet or table is suitable;and the object of this invention is to obtain a sewing-machine cabinetor a sewing-machine table whereof the top or the greater part of the topshall be movable in relation to the remainder of the top, the movablepart being secured to the remaining part by hinges, and one side thereofconstituting the top of the table when the sewing-inachine is not in useand the other side thereof forming a table when the sewing-machine is inan operative position, such movable and hinged top being connected tothe movable base 011 which the sewing-machine is secured by mechanismshereinafter described in such manner that the opening of the hinged topwill bring the movable base and the sewing-machine thereon intooperative position and the closing of such top will automatically placethe movable base and the sewing-machine in the place or positiondesigned therefor underneath such top.

A further object of the invention is to obtain a cabinet or table of thecharacter named which shall be durable, not liable to wear so as tobecome inoperative or out of adjustment, and of pleasing appearance.

I have illustrated the cabinet or table embodying this invention by thedrawings accompanying and forming a part hereof, in which Figure l is afront elevation of a sewingmachine cabinet or table with thesewingmachine dropped and the top of the table of the cabinet inposition forming an ordinary table-top resting upon but not completelycovering the top frame of the cabinet, such figure also showing bydotted lines the hinged top in the position bringing the sewing-machineinto operative place. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of such cabinet or tablewith the hinged top thereof open and the sewing-machine (indicated bydotted lines) in operative position; Fig. 3, a cross-sectional view ofthe cabinet or table on line 3 3 of Fig. 1, with the movable base onwhich the sewing-machine is secured dropped, and the sewing-machine(indicated by dotted lines) in the position it assumes under the top ofthe table when the cabinet is closed; Fig. at, a perspective view of oneend of a lever and the connection thereof by which it is secured to themovable top, such lever and connection constituting one element in themechanism whereby the movable base and the movable top are made to moveat the same time; Fig. 5, a perspective view of a roller and its base,such base being secured to the cabinet, the roller rotatably mountedtherein, and such roller forming the fulcrum of the lever illustrated inFig. 9; Fig. 6, a perspective view of aroller and the base thereof, suchbase being secured, in the construction preferred by me, to one edge ofthe baseboard on which the sewing-machine is secured; Fig. 7, aperspective View of the two parts of the pivotal hinge securing the topof the table to the cabinet; Fig. 8, a cross-sectional view, on anenlarged scale, showing the lever connection between the movable top andthe movable baseboard on which the sewingmachine is secured, the leverover which the lever moves, and a portion of the frame of the cabinet;and Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the lever connection between the topand the base-board.

A letter of reference applied to a given part is used to designatesuchpart throughout the several figures of the drawings.

A A are the sides of the cabinet or table.

a is a basket secured to one of the sides A A by bolts or screws B B,and C a belt and balance-wheel rotatably mounted in basket a.

D is a crank, one end whereof is secured to wheel 0 and the other endwhereof extends to the axial line of wheel O and has thereon a pivotalabutment d, concentric with the pivot O extending outfroin the center ofwheel 0.

E isa connection-rod extending from crank D to treadle e.

F is the top frame of the cabinet or table, and G is the movable topforming a cover to the sewingmachine receptacle when the cabinet isclosed and a portion of the top of the cabinet when the sewing-machineis in operative position. f is a brace extending between and secured tothe sides A A of the cabinet, and at its upper edge coming in contactwith and secured to the under side of the top F of the cabinet or table.I prefer to construct this brace f of wood, and when the back of thecabinet extends to near the floor on which the cabinet is placed thebrace is built into such back.

His a movable base -board, pivotally secured to frame F by pivotal hingeI. The pivotal hinge I is composed of the piece or part I and the pieceor part I Part I has the flange i and holes I 1 and I therein, and thepart I hasholes I I therein and the pivot t thereon fitting into thehole I in part I. Part I is secured to the top F or frame F by screws i2' extending through holes I 1 respectively, and the part I is securedto base H by like screws extending through the holes I 1 J is aconnection termed by me an armed lever, pivotally secured to the movabletop G by pivotj, and extending to and underneath the movable base H atthe other end thereof. Lever J has the arm J at the lower end thereof,and j is a track on such arm on which the roller H travels. It will beobserved that this track j is spiralthat is, it commences on one face ofthe arm J and as it extends along the arm turns one-quarter way aroundit-so that in whatever position the top G and lever J is in the roller His in proper place on the track.

In the operation of this cabinet it will be found that considerablestrain is necessarily brought upon the lever J, and I have thereforeadopted a construction for securing such lever to the top G permittingthe necessary strength therein. In such construction J 2 is a frame orbase, andj is a pin extending through the frame J 2 and lever J.

j 2 j 2 are holes in the base of frame J 2 through which screws or boltsextend to secure it firmly on the top G.

The roller H is rotatably mounted on base h and such base is secured tothe edge of movable base H. Roller F is rotatably mounted on top frame Fof the cabinet or table, so that the lever J rests in the groove fthereof. Such lever J moves along in the groove f in the opening andclosing of the cabinet.

F is the base of roller F, and f is the axle on which the roller ismounted.

K is a movable panel secured by hinges k k to top frame F of thecabinet, and serves as an ornamental panel when the cabinet is closed.WVhen the cabinet is open such panel K serves as a guard to the clothingof the person operating the sewing-machine.

K is a spring secured at one end thereof to movable base H and at theother end thereof abutting against the back of panel K, serving tomaintain the panel in position when the cabinet is closed against theframe thereof.

K is a metal loop secured to the back of panel K, and 10 is a hookengaging with loop K The panel K is thus automatically raised by theraising of the movable base H, and is lowered by the lowering of suchbase.

L is a curtain of cloth or other flexible material extending from theedge of movable base H to the back of the cabinet. This curtain servesas a dust-guard to the sewingmachine (lettered X) when the cabinet isclosed, and as a guard to the clothing of the person operating thesewing-machine when the cabinet is open.

The operation of the cabinet or table is as follows: When the top G isopened from the top frame F the armed lever J is raised thereby anddrawn over the roller F. The arm J of the lever being in contact withthe roller H on the lower edge of the movable table or base H such baseis turned on its hinges by the armed lever, and as the top G is turnedto a horizontal position the movable base is brought into a horizontalposition, with the sewing-machine thereon in operative position. Toclose the cabinet the top G is replaced to its initial position byturning it on its hinges, and the base H is thereby allowed to fall backto its initial position, being substantially the position thereofillustrated in Figs. 1 and 8.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The. combination in a cabinet of a movable top pivoted to the top ofthe table of the cabinet and arranged to be turned from over an openingin the table to one side of such opening, a movable base on which amachine can be secured, such base hinged to the top of the table andarranged to be turned from a substantially vertical to a horizontalposition, and back, and a lever having an arm thereon, with a track onsuch arm, turning partially around it such lever pivotally secured tothe movable top with the arm thereof extending underneath the movablemachine base; substantially as described.

2. The combination in a cabinet of a movable top arranged to be turnedfrom over an opening in the table of the cabinet to one side thereof, amovable base to which a machine can be secured, such base pivotallysecured to the frame of the cabinet and arranged to be turned from asubstantially vertical posi tion to a horizontal position and so closingthe opening in the table, a lever pivotally secured to the movable top,an arm on the lever extending underneath the movable machine base, aroller mounted in the frame of the cabinet underneath the closed top,and a roller on the edge of the movable machine base, the armed levertraveling over the roller in the frame of the cabinet in the opening andclosing of the movable top, and the roller on the edge of the movablebase traveling on a track on the arm of the lever, such arm having aspiral track thereon for such roller; substantially as described.

3. The combination in a cabinet having an opening in the table thereof,of a frame extendin g around the opening, a movable base for a machinepivoted to the cabinet so as to be alternately turned into and out ofthe opening, when turned thereinto such movable base being flush Withthe top of the frame and When out of such opening below it, a movabletop secured to the cabinet over the opening and frame, such toparranged. to be turned from over the opening to one side thereof, a

lever pivotally secured to the movable top, an arm on the lever with aspiral track on the arm and such arm extending underneath the movablemachine base, a roller mounted in the frame of the cabinet, on whichroller the lever rests and travels, a roller rotatably mounted on theedge of the movable machine base, and such last named roller travelingon the spiral track; substantially as described.

4. In a cabinet, a connection between the movable top of the table ofthe cabinet and the movable machine base of the cabinet, such connectionconsisting of a straight bar, means for pivotally attaching the bar tothe movable top, and an arm extending outward from the bar andunderneath the machine base, With a spiral track on such arm;substantially as described.

NICHOLAS A. HULL. In presence of CHARLES TURNER BROWN, CLARENCE E. VANAUKEN.

